Numbers 3:16

Moses counted them according to Yahweh’s word, as he was commanded.

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WEBBE

Moses counted them according to the LORD’s word, as he was commanded.

BSB

So Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he had been commanded.

KJV

And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.

ASV

And Moses numbered them according to the word of Jehovah, as he was commanded.

BBE

So Moses did as the Lord said, numbering them as he had been ordered.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 14–39

The Levites were in three classes, according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and these were subdivided into families. The posterity of Moses were not at all honoured or privileged, but stood upon the level with other Levites; thus it was plain, that Moses did not seek the advancement of his own family, or to secure any honours to it. The tribe of Levi was by much the least of all the tribes. God's chosen are but a little flock in comparison with the world.

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